Match backgroundOnly this chapter

For the second season running Manchester City must try to overturn an away first-leg defeat against a fellow Premier League club in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as Tottenham come to north-west England holding a slender advantage.

• City missed the chance to strike first in the opening leg on 9 April – Spurs' first European game at their new ground – when Sergio Agüero had a first-half penalty saved by Hugo Lloris. That proved costly when Heung-Min Son scored what proved the only goal with 12 minutes remaining, meaning City have now lost all five of their games against English clubs in UEFA competition.

• This is City's third last-eight tie in the past four seasons – and a second successive contest at this stage against a fellow English club – while Spurs are in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since their sole previous appearance eight years ago.

• Both produced positive round of 16 performances against German opponents, Spurs seeing off Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on aggregate while City recorded their biggest European victory in the last-16 second leg, dismantling Schalke 7-0 in Manchester to complete a 10-2 success over the two matches.

Highlights: Tottenham 1-0 Manchester City

Previous meetings • There has been very little between Tottenham and City over the years. In 157 competitive meetings, both have now recorded 61 wins with 35 draws – although City had won three in a row before the first-leg defeat in this tie.

• In this season's Premier League, a sixth-minute Riyad Mahrez goal proved enough for City to pick up three points against Spurs at Wembley on 29 October. The league game at the City of Manchester Stadium is scheduled for 20 April – three days after this match.

• In English domestic knockout football, Spurs have won nine of the teams' 14 ties – including five of the last six.

• City have now played five games against English clubs in European competition, and lost them all. Indeed, Gabriel Jesus's early goal in the quarter-final second leg against Liverpool 12 months ago is the only one they have managed in those five fixtures, with eight conceded.

Highlights: Previous all-English ties

• In addition to last season's defeat by Liverpool, City were also beaten by eventual winners Chelsea in the 1970/71 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals, losing 1-0 both away and at home.

• City's best UEFA Champions League performance was reaching the 2015/16 semi-finals.

• The winners of Group F in the autumn, City are in the knockout stages for the sixth year in a row, although this is only the third time they have made it to the last eight.

• City have twice recorded their biggest European victory in this season's UEFA Champions League, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 6-0 in Manchester on matchday four before the 7-0 defeat of Schalke in the round of 16 second leg.

• The English champions opened this season with an unexpected 2-1 loss at home to Lyon – their third successive European defeat in Manchester, all by the same scoreline – but won six of their next seven fixtures before losing at Spurs.

• Josep Guardiola's side have won seven of their last 14 European matches, home and away – losing six.

• City have scored 16 goals in their four home games in this season's competition.

• City have won only two of the seven UEFA competition ties in which they lost the away first leg – and have lost the last five such ties on aggregate, most recently against Liverpool at this stage last season. They have lost two of the three ties in which they were defeated 1-0 away in the first leg – that 1970/71 European Cup Winners' Cup semi-final against Chelsea and, most recently, on away goals against Sporting CP in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League round of 16 (3-2 home).

• Indeed, the Citizens have not won a tie on aggregate after an away first-leg loss since beating Górnik Zabrze in the 1970/71 European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-finals, and even then they needed a replay after each side won 2-0 at home; City were 3-1 victors in the third game.

• This is Spurs' fourth all-English European tie, but a first in 46 years, since an away-goals defeat by Liverpool in the 1972/73 UEFA Cup semi-final (0-1 a, 2-1 h). That made Spurs' two-legged record against English clubs W1 L2.

• Tottenham did win a European trophy at the expense of domestic opponents, overcoming Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate (2-1 away, 1-1 home) in the first UEFA Cup final in 1972.

• The 1-0 win at Dortmund in the round of 16 second leg means Tottenham's away record in the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds is W2 D1 L1.

• This season, Mauricio Pochettino's side picked up only two points on their travels in Group B, losing 2-1 at Inter before draws at PSV Eindhoven (2-2) and Barcelona (1-1). The latter result, on matchday six, helped them overtake Inter to snatch second place behind Barça; Spurs had only one point after three matches.

• The Lilywhites have won just five of their last 19 European away matches (D7 L7).

• Tottenham have won 17 of the 19 ties in UEFA competition in which they won the home first leg, most recently against Borussia Dortmund in this season's round of 16. Spurs' last aggregate defeat when winning in the home first leg came after an initial 1-0 success, however, against Kaiserslautern in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup second round (0-2 away); their overall record after a 1-0 home first-leg win is W1 L1.

Links and trivia • The first leg was only City manager Guardiola's third defeat in his 15 managerial contests with Mauricio Pochettino (W8 D4); the pair also crossed paths as coaches in Spain with Barcelona and Espanyol respectively.

• Kyle Walker was a Tottenham player between 2011 and signing for City in 2017, scoring four goals in 183 Premier League appearances for the Lilywhites.

• Kieran Trippier joined City's academy aged nine and stayed until 2012, when he departed for Burnley on a permanent deal having failed to make a first-team appearance.

• Lloris and Mendy were both members of France's victorious 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.

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Manchester City• City are the top scorers in this season's UEFA Champions League with 26 goals.

• The first leg was only City's second defeat in their last 25 games in all competitions (W22) – they have scored 75 goals in that run, conceding only 13. They were 3-1 winners at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

• The one game in that sequence that City drew was against Chelsea in the League Cup final at Wembley on 24 February; they went on to win 4-3 on penalties to lift the trophy for the sixth time overall and the fourth in the last six seasons.

• Raheem Sterling, who scored twice at Palace, has six goals in his last seven City appearances and nine in his last nine for club and country.

• City have reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 2013 – and the 11th overall – and will play Watford in the final at Wembley on 18 May.

• The English champions have won their last nine league matches.

• City's home record in all competitions this season is W23 L2 – they have won the last 11, scoring 48 goals and conceding three while keeping eight clean sheets.

• City have kept seven clean sheets in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

• Josep Guardiola's side have scored five or more goals in ten of their 54 games this season.

• The Manchester club beat third-tier Burton Albion 9-0 at home in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final on 9 January – City's biggest win since a 10-1 defeat of Huddersfield in 1987. They won the return leg 1-0.

• The Citizens signed 18-year-old midfielder Ante Palaversa from Hajduk Split in January, loaning the teenager back to the Croatian club for the rest of the season.

• Sergio Agüero has four goals in his last five matches and 15 in his last 16.

• Bernardo Silva missed the first leg against Spurs with a muscle injury, returning as a second-half substitute on Sunday.

• Oleksandr Zinchenko went off midway through the first half against Cardiff on 2 April with a hamstring problem.

• Benjamin Mendy had surgery on the cartilage in his left knee on 14 November. Until he played 79 minutes in the FA Cup semi-final against Brighton on 6 April his only appearance since then had been in the second leg at Burton on 23 January; he played 90 minutes at Palace.

• Claudio Bravo has been out since sustaining an Achilles problem on 20 August.

Tottenham• Heung-Min Son made his 50th appearance in UEFA club competition in the first leg, a mark Harry Kane will reach with his next appearance.

• Tottenham had won only once in six matches (D1 L4) before beating Crystal Palace 2-0 in the first game at their new stadium on 3 April. Spurs have won only four of their last nine matches – all those defeats coming away from home.

• The Lilywhites made it three wins from three at their new home, and three clean sheets, with a 4-0 defeat of Huddersfield on Saturday, Lucas Moura scoring a hat-trick. It was Tottenham's biggest win since a 7-0 FA Cup success at fifth-tier Tranmere on 4 January.

• Spurs have drawn only four of their 49 games in 2018/19 in all competitions (W30 L14).

• Mauricio Pochettino's side have kept six clean sheets in their last 17 fixtures.

• Harry Kane was taken off in the first leg with what Spurs described as "a significant lateral ligament injury" to his left ankle, while Dele Alli broke two bones in his left hand in the same game; neither played at the weekend.

• Fernando Llorente was replaced late on against Huddersfield due to a knock; Harry Winks missed that match with a minor groin problem.

• Serge Aurier has not played since suffering a hamstring injury in Ivory Coast's 3-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win against Rwanda on 23 March.

• Eric Dier was forced off early in England's 5-0 UEFA EURO 2020 qualifying win against the Czech Republic on 22 March with a hip injury and has not featured since.

• Erik Lamela, who has not played since the round of 16 second leg at Borussia Dortmund, has a hamstring injury.

• Known as 'Pep', he came up through Barcelona's youth ranks to win six Spanish Liga titles, one European Champion Clubs' Cup, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two Copa del Rey trophies from 1990 to 2001. Also had spells with Brescia, Roma, al-Ahly in Doha and Mexico's Dorados de Sinola before ending his playing career in 2006. Won 47 caps and Olympic footballing gold with Spain in 1992, but missed the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups through injury.

• Having coached Barcelona's B team, he took charge of the senior side in 2008 and won the UEFA Champions League, Spanish Liga and Copa del Rey in his first season. That was just the beginning of a glorious four-season spell which yielded 14 trophies. In his second campaign, Guardiola steered Barcelona to a second Liga title as well as the Spanish and UEFA Super Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup. Even more sucess followed in 2010/11 as Barcelona completed a hat-trick of Spanish titles and, for the second time under Guardiola, got the better of Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League final.

• In his final season, 2011/12, Guardiola's team won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup once more before he signed off his reign with a second Copa del Rey triumph. After a year's break, Guardiola took charge of Bayern in June 2013, replacing Jupp Heynckes.

• Collected the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, German Cup and, with a record seven games to spare, the Bundesliga title in his first season in Germany. Secured his second successive Bundesliga title the following season, and Bayern again dominated domestically in 2015/16, but all three of Guardiola's UEFA Champions League campaigns in Bavaria ended in the semi-finals.

• Opted for a new challenge at Manchester City in summer 2016 and, though the first year in charge produced Guardiola's first trophy-less campaign as a coach, he and City delivered in style in 2017/18, racking up 100 points in winning the Premier League and adding the English League Cup; the latter was retained in 2019.

Mauricio Pochettino

• A tough-tackling central defender, Pochettino was a product of Newell's Old Boys in Argentina where he briefly played with the legendary Diego Maradona during his five years in the senior squad.

• He moved to Europe in 1994 to join Spanish side Espanyol and won the Copa del Rey in 2000, before joining Paris in January 2001. After a stint at Bordeaux, returned to Espanyol, initially on loan, before hanging up his boots in 2006 having won another Copa del Rey. Capped 20 times by Argentina, appearing in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

• Switched to coaching with Espanyol in January 2009, with the club lying third from bottom in the Spanish Liga; guided them to a tenth-placed finish. Under Pochettino, three further mid-table finishes followed before a slow start to 2012/13 prompted his departure.

• Surprisingly resurfaced in England at Southampton in January 2013, succeeding Nigel Adkins; introduced a high-pressing, attacking style which helped the club keep clear of relegation trouble. In his first full season in charge, took Saints to eighth position with 56 points – a new club record.

• Appointed Tottenham manager on a five-year contract in May 2014, and led the side to the English League Cup final in his debut campaign, only to lose out to Chelsea. The following season, 2015/16, Pochettino's side were in contention to win the club's first league title since 1961 until a draw at Chelsea with two games to go; nevertheless finished third to book a UEFA Champions League return, and finished a place higher, as Premier League runners-up, in 2016/17, before claiming third spot again the following season.

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Match officialsOnly this chapter

RefereeCüneyt Çakır (TUR)

Assistant refereesBahattin Duran (TUR)
,
Tarik Ongun (TUR)

Video Assistant RefereeMassimiliano Irrati (ITA)

Assistant Video Assistant RefereeMarco Guida (ITA)

Fourth officialArtur Dias (POR)

UEFA DelegateMartin Sturkenboom (NED)

UEFA Referee observerDomenico Messina (ITA)

Referee

Name

Date of birth

UEFA Champions League matches

UEFA matches

Cüneyt Çakır

23/11/1976

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110

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match

Date

Competition

Stage reached

Home

Away

Result

Venue

03/11/2010

UCL

GS

Chelsea FC

FC Spartak Moskva

4-1

London

22/11/2011

UCL

GS

Manchester United FC

SL Benfica

2-2

Manchester

24/04/2012

UCL

SF

FC Barcelona

Chelsea FC

2-2

Barcelona

20/11/2012

UCL

GS

Juventus

Chelsea FC

3-0

Turin

05/03/2013

UCL

R16

Manchester United FC

Real Madrid CF

1-2

Manchester

17/02/2015

UCL

R16

Paris Saint-Germain

Chelsea FC

1-1

Paris

20/10/2015

UCL

GS

Arsenal FC

FC Bayern München

2-0

London

09/12/2015

UCL

GS

Chelsea FC

FC Porto

2-0

London

23/02/2016

UCL

R16

Arsenal FC

FC Barcelona

0-2

London

26/04/2016

UCL

SF

Manchester City FC

Real Madrid CF

0-0

Manchester

27/09/2016

UCL

GS

Leicester City FC

FC Porto

1-0

Leicester

18/10/2016

UCL

GS

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Tottenham Hotspur FC

0-0

Leverkusen

23/11/2016

UCL

GS

VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

Manchester City FC

1-1

Monchengladbach

27/09/2017

UCL

GS

Club Atlético de Madrid

Chelsea FC

1-2

Madrid

01/11/2017

UCL

GS

Tottenham Hotspur FC

Real Madrid CF

3-1

London

20/02/2018

UCL

R16

Chelsea FC

FC Barcelona

1-1

London

18/09/2018

UCL

GS

Liverpool FC

Paris Saint-Germain

3-2

Liverpool

28/11/2018

UCL

GS

Tottenham Hotspur FC

FC Internazionale Milano

1-0

London

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2017/18: quarter-finals2016/17: round of 162015/16: semi-finals2014/15: round of 162013/14: round of 162012/13: group stage2011/12: UEFA Europa League round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2010/11: UEFA Europa League round of 162009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition2008/09: UEFA Cup quarter-finals

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win 7-0: Manchester City v Schalke12/03/19, UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg

Ten-year record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2017/18: round of 162016/17: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)2015/16: UEFA Europa League round of 162014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 322013/14: UEFA Europa League round of 162012/13: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals2011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage2010/11: quarter-finals2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition2008/09: UEFA Cup round of 32

Legend

ALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFA club competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, while the FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records.

Competitions

Club competitions

UCL: UEFA Champions League

ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup

UEL: UEFA Europa League

UCUP: UEFA Cup

UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

SCUP: UEFA Super Cup

UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup

ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitions

EURO: UEFA European Football Championship

WC: FIFA World Cup

CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup

FRIE: Friendly internationals

U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals

U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship

U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship

U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship

U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship

U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship

WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup

WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

Competition stages

F: Final

GS: Group stage

GS1: First group stage

GS2: Second group stage

3QR: Third qualifying round

R1: First round

R2: Second round

R3: Third round

R4: Fourth round

PR: Preliminary round

SF: Semi-finals

QF: Quarter-finals

R16: round of 16

QR: Qualifying round

R32: Round of 32

1QR: First qualifying round

1st: first leg

2QR: Second qualifying round

2nd: second leg

FT: Final tournament

PO: Play-off

ELITE: Elite round

Rep: Replay

3rdPO: Third-place play-off

PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament

GS-FT: Group stage – final tournament

Other abbreviations

(aet): After extra time

pens: Penalties

No.: Number

og: Own goal

ag: Match decided on away goals

P: Penalty

agg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played

AP: Appearances

Pos.: Position

Comp.: Competition

Pts: Points

D: Drawn

R: Sent off (straight red card)

DoB: Date of birth

Res.: Result

ET: Extra Time

sg: Match decided by silver goal

GA: Goals against

t: Match decided by toss of a coin

GF: Goals for

W: Won

gg: Match decided by golden goal

Y: Booked

L: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards)

Nat.: Nationality

N/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Statistics

-: Denotes player substituted

+: Denotes player introduced

*: Denotes player sent off

+/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

Squad list

D: Disciplinary

*: Misses next match if booked

S: Suspended

UCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs only

UCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to current matchday

UCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only

UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying

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